Officer Shoots Gunman

OAKLAND PARK -- A police sergeant shot a burglary suspect in the arm early Wednesday after the suspect pulled a handgun from his waistband, pointed it and approached the officer, officials said.

Robert Paul McCoy, 26, of the 5700 block of Northeast 18th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, was in stable condition Wednesday at North Ridge Medical Center, a hospital spokeswoman said.

The shooting by Sgt. Robert Killian, a 10-year veteran of the city`s Public Safety Department, will be investigated, but appears to have been justified, said Lt. Chuck Hemp.

McCoy was charged with armed burglary, carrying a concealed firearm, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, said Officer Delbert Lytle, police spokesman.

The shooting occurred about 2:10 a.m. as police were looking for a suspect who had burglarized a restaurant in the 1300 block of East Commercial Boulevard, Lytle said.

Killian got out of his car and called out to McCoy, who was walking along the 1500 block of East Commerical Boulevard, police said.